Newstead Surname

128,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Newstead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newstead,' Nottinghamshire, where the famous abbey was founded. But there are also places in Lincolnshire and Northumberland that bear this name. With Newstead, 'the new holding' (v.

Read More About This Surname

Newstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9891:28,0133,791
Canada5261:70,0498,027
Australia4451:60,6647,336
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
Scotland521:102,9586,964
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Wales201:154,72710,755
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Israel151:570,50941,023
France141:4,744,480251,814
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0271:23,7353,308
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Newstead (117) may also be a first name.

Newstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Newstead,' Nottinghamshire, where the famous abbey was founded. But there are also places in Lincolnshire and Northumberland that bear this name. With Newstead, 'the new holding' (v. Stead), compare Newham, Newhouse, Newton, &c.

1616. Christopher Newsteade, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1753. Married — Thomas Newstead and Jane Graham: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1758. — William Newstead and Ann Coleman: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Newstead; or Dweller at the New Place [Old English níwe + stede]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Roxburgh, Northumberland, Lincoln, and Nottingham. The last-named is famous for its abbey, granted at the Dissolution to Sir John Byron, an ancestor of the Poet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Newstead Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Newstead Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Newstead is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Newstead? popularity and diffusion

Newstead is the 128,328th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,062,708 people. Newstead is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Newstead reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 864,112th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 117 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,989 people, or 1 in 28,013. In England Newstead is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 18 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Kent, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Newstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Newstead has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 520 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 271 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Newstead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Newstead surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Newstead earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.56% more than the national average, earning 476,067 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning R 268,956 per year; in United States they earn 24.62% more than the national average, earning $53,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $46,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newsted93384/
Newstad9311/
Newstadt88169/
Nefstead8873/
Newstedt8844/
Newstaad880/
Nevstad8085/
Newstat8071/
Nefstad8020/
Nefsted805/
Newstet804/
Nowsted800/
Newstate7517/
Nevstedt757/
Nevstadt751/
Nafstad67264/
Novstad6726/
Nibstad6720/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Newstead
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis